I find myself both amazed and ashamed by the juxtaposition of synchronicity alongside the stress I allow to default to bad habits. I suppose I am learning to let God handle the details, but I still lack grace in the practice. When I allow, when I let go of trying to control, things DO seem […]

My life is a testament to faith, yet that hardly means that I am living the life of Riley (does anyone still use that term!). I have had many, many opportunities to be surprised by things magically coming together, but I have also had plenty of doubts and fears and trepidation. This is when I […]

It is quiet in these early morning hours and I just want to live in the pause and savor them. Of course, part of me is quite ready to return to bed, having arisen too early for adequate rest. This morning, I am feeling a bit nostalgic, remembering when I was eighteen and purchased the […]

It’s flu season and the world at large seems to be enamored with fear of contagion. On yesterday’s news (and probably today’s – who knows, the TV isn’t on yet) there were accounts of death and disease around the dreaded virus. One woman failed to get a flu shot got infected while caring for her […]

One of the beautiful things about practicing the daily lessons from A Course in Miracles is that they acknowledge our humanity without condemnation. “You may feel hesitant about using the idea, on the grounds that you are not sure you really mean it. This does not matter.” “You will probably miss several applications, and perhaps […]

For me, the word “emptiness” has, historically, had a negative connotation. It seems to imply lack. It seems to imply desolation. There is something missing. Yet, it is in the emptiness that God is found. As humans, we are inclined to turn to God when there seems to be a lack. The seeming absence of […]

Yesterday, a client of mine took me to lunch at a decent restaurant and when my food came, I caught myself criticizing it before I had even eaten a bite. The onions where supposed to be caramelized and since I cook, I know that caramelization takes time and patience. These onions had not been cooked […]

I love how life offers up exactly what it is I am focused on – as if some mastermind sent out a memo to the Universe that said, “She’s working on this now. Send all the stuff you’ve got on _______.” (Today, it is clinging.) Today’s ACIM lesson, I do not perceive my own best […]

As I continue to read The Untethered Soul, I realize that I must power through all the things I want to avoid. I must be daring. I must be willing to step outside my comfort zone. I must be willing to risk looking foolish. I must be willing to risk rejection. I am limited by […]

I have had many, many conversations about resistance. Ego wants to tell me that if I feel resistance towards doing something that I should just forget about it and do something else. But that’s a problem because the work we are here to do is the work that we will feel the most resistance towards. […]